Figural completion in visual search [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Markus Conci

Figural Completion in VisualSearchMarkus ConciMünchen 2005Figural Completion in VisualSearchInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung desDoktorgrades der Philosophie an derLudwig-Maximilians-UniversitätMünchenvorgelegt vonMarkus Conciaus MünchenMünchen, März 2005Referent: Prof. Dr. Hermann J. MüllerKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Werner X. SchneiderTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 18. Juli 2005Table of ContentsTable of Contents……………………………………………………………………….…3CHAPTER I .………...……………………………………………………………………5SynopsisGeneral Introduction ……………………………………………………………...5Illusory Figures …………………………………………………………...7Theories of illusory figure formation ……………………………………. 9Neural correlates of illusory figure representations ...…………………...12Visual search for illusory figures ……………….……………………….14Overview of the current study ..………………………………………………….17Conclusions …………………..………………………………………………….23CHAPTER II ………………………………………………………………………….... 27The contrasting impact of form and inducer similarity on Kanizsa figure detection4 Table of ContentsCHAPTER III …………..…………………………………………………………….... 71Electrophysiological correlates of similarity-based interference during detection of visual formsCHAPTER IV….………..…………………………………………………………….....88Closure of salient regions determines search for a collinear target configurationCHAPTER V…..………..……………………………………………………………...113Stimulus-dependant task interactions: Detection and identification of illusory figuresDeutsche Zusammenfassung (German Summary) .